Today, a friend of mine mentioned a woman walking through the mall with a rat under her shirt. Obviously, she was trying to sneak her pet inside. The group of us made faces imagining a person with a rat. Unfortunately, rats have a bad rap. While they are blamed for the various plagues, the fleas were the real culprit.

What can we learn from rats? Rats are very social and helpful animals. Lab rats have been observed opening cage doors for other rats. Rats also share their food too. Rats are resourceful and creative thinkers. Rats are often used in mazes and experiments to judge their analytical process.

A rat may come into your life when you feel trapped. It represents an escape, a new path, and positive energy. Rats are good at storing up resources. It’s not too surprising to find rats holed up in an excess of stuff. A rat in your life could be a sign of hording or excess. It could be time to survey your life.

Rats also remind you to gather your resources together too. So you see a rat is much more than a scary garbage dump dweller.RAT CONNECTIONSSharingGiving HelpfulAmbitionKindnessCreativityExpansionCompassionIntelligenceProblem-solvingAnalyticalShrewdnessOpportunisticResourceful